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BC Budget Report Shows Low Typhoid Death Rate and Public Works Plans
In Victoria on December 14 the legislature received figures from provincial secretary Dr. MacLean showing typhoid deaths in British Columbia fell to one in 6000 last year, five times lower than 1915. The health department cost was 104000, less than half that of other provinces, while infant mortality in Victoria is the world’s lowest. Barrow argued that farmers should not be subsidized with cheap loans and that some land settlers should leave if unsuitable. Manson pressed Ottawa to appoint a new drug-trafficking commissioner after criticizing police conduct. Vehicle license fees will drop 25 percent, tourist permits rise to six months, and property tax drop to 0.5 percent. A fuel oil tax of 0.5 cents per gallon is planned. Public works minister Sutherland unveiled a broad road program and a $2,000,000 loan bill for highways, with construction to begin next spring on the Transprovincial Highway via Hope Princeton or Fraser Canyon routes, cost estimates 1 to 1.25 million. Data is ready. tenders may be called within 24 hours, and a Dominion grant is sought.